Question: Creative Blocks makes interlocking childrens blocks in a single processing department. Direct materials are added at the start of production. Conversion costs are added evenly
Creative Blocks makes interlocking childrens blocks in a single processing department. Direct materials are added at the start of production. Conversion costs are added evenly throughout production. Creative Blocks uses the FIFO method of process costing. The following information for October 2017 is available.
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| Equivalent Units | |
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| Physical Units | Direct Materials | Conversion Costs |
| Work in process, October 1 | 12,000a | 12,000 | 9,600 |
| Started in October | 48,000 |
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| Completed and transferred out during October | 55,000 | 55,000 | 55,000 |
| Work in process, October 31 | 5,000b | 5,000 | 1,500 |
| aDegree of completion: direct materials, 100%; conversion costs, 80%. | |||
| bDegree of completion: direct materials, 100%; conversion costs, 30%. | |||
| Total Costs for October 2017 | ||
| Work in process, beginning |
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| Direct materials | $ 5,760 |
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| Conversion costs | 14,825 | $ 20,585 |
| Direct materials added during October |
| 25,440 |
| Conversion costs added during October |
| 58,625 |
| Total costs to account for |
| $104,650 |
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Using the FIFO Method
- Calculate the cost per equivalent unit for direct materials and conversion costs.
- Summarize the total costs to account for, and assign them to units completed (and transferred out) and to units in ending work in process.
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